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Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheel racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The formula in the name alludes to a series of rules established by the FIA to which all participants and vehicles are required to conform. Each year, the F1 World Championship season is held, consisting of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. Constructors are awarded points based on the finishing position of each of their two drivers at each Grand Prix, and the constructor who accumulates the most points over each championship is crowned that year's World Constructors' Champion. As of the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix, there have been 172 Formula One constructors who have raced at least one of the 1,106 FIA World Championship races since the first such event, the 1950 British Grand Prix.

Constructors are people or corporate entities which design key parts of Formula One cars that have competed or are intended to compete in the FIA World Championship. Since 1981, it has been a requirement that each competitor must have the exclusive rights to the use of certain key parts of their car; in 2018, these parts were the survival cell, the front impact structure, the roll structures and bodywork.

Ferrari holds the record for the most Constructors' and Drivers' Championships won with sixteen and fifteen, respectively. Ferrari also holds the record for the most wins by a constructor with 238, the most pole positions with 228, the most points with 8388.5, and the most podiums with 773. Ferrari has also entered more Grands Prix than any other constructor with 1010 entries and also maintains the record for the most Grand Prix starts with 1008. The most recent constructor to make their debut was RB, which debuted at the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Terminology

In Formula One racing the terms "constructor" and "entrant" have specific and differing meanings. An entrant is the person or corporate entity that registers a car and driver for a race, and is then responsible for preparing and maintaining that car during the race weekend. As a result of this preparation role and active involvement in the running of the race, the term "team" has become commonly applied to an entrant organisation. Statisticians do not always agree on how to count statistics related to these entities.

Constructors

Formula One constructors' championship trophy 2012-2013 Red Bull Racing
The Constructors' Championship trophy

Under Article 6.3 of the FIA Sporting Regulations, "A constructor is the person (including any corporate or unincorporated body) which designs the Listed Parts set out in Appendix 6. The make of an engine or chassis is the name attributed to it by its constructor." These "listed parts" include the survival cell, the front impact structure, the roll structures and bodywork. However, if the chassis and engine are made by different entities, the constructor comprises both (e.g. McLaren-Mercedes, Lotus-Climax etc.), with the name of the chassis constructor being placed before that of the engine constructor. As both chassis and engine are included in the constructor name, chassis run with different engines are counted as two separate constructors and score points separately. This occurred for the last time in the 1985 season when the Tyrrell team ran their chassis powered by both Ford and Renault engines, scored points with both engines and thus finishing 9th as Tyrrell-Ford and 10th as Tyrrell-Renault in the World Constructors' Championship.

Under article 6.2 of the FIA sporting regulations, "The title of Formula One World Champion Constructor will be awarded to the competitor which has scored the highest number of points". From the inaugural season of the World Constructors' Championship in 1958 up until the 1978 season only the highest-scoring driver in each race for each constructor contributed points towards the World Constructors' Championship (then officially as the International Cup for Formula One Constructors ); since the 1979 season points from all cars entered by each constructor have counted towards their championship total.

Teams

Since the 1981 season the FIA have required that Formula One entrants own the intellectual rights to the chassis that they enter, and so the distinction between the terms "entrant" and "constructor", and hence also "team", have become less pronounced, though the intellectual rights of engines may still be owned by a different entity. That season also saw the International Cup for Formula One Constructors be officially renamed to the World Constructors' Championship.

Before this time, constructors were free to sell their chassis to as many other teams as they liked. Brabham and Lotus chassis were used extensively by other teams during the 1960s and 1970s and several quite competitive privateer teams never built their own chassis. Rob Walker Racing Team was the most successful example, being responsible for the first victories in Formula One for both Cooper and Lotus. The concept of a "works" or "factory" team (i.e. the official team of the company producing the cars, as opposed to a customer team which buys them off the shelf) therefore applied to chassis in the same way as it does in rallying and sports car racing.

There have been some recent exceptions where a specialist company, not itself entered in the championship, has been commissioned to design and build a chassis for a team, e.g. Lola built cars for the Larrousse team (1987-1991) and the Scuderia Italia team (1993) and Dallara built cars for the Scuderia Italia team (1988-1992). Larousse had their points from the 1990 season erased after the FIA decided that they had falsely nominated themselves and not Lola as the chassis constructor. In 1978, the new Arrows team which had been established by former Shadow personnel was sued by Shadow on the grounds that the Arrows FA/1 car was a copy of Shadow's DN9 – a view upheld by the UK High Court, which placed a ban on Arrows racing the FA/1. There have been more recent cases with Ligier (1995), Sauber (2004), Scuderia Toro Rosso (2006–2007) and Super Aguri (2007–2008) where teams have been accused of using a chassis produced by another constructor (respectively Benetton, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing and Honda). No action was taken against any of these teams, the sporting authorities being satisfied in each case that the team owned the intellectual property to the chassis they raced.

From the middle of the 1973 season (the 1973 Belgian Grand Prix) until the end of the 2013 season, each team had permanent racing numbers from race to race throughout the season. Between the 1974 and 1995 seasons the numbers were based on the teams' finishing positions in the 1973 Constructors' Championship (with slight modifications, e.g. Ferrari's traditional numbers were 11–12 until 1980 and 27–28 from 1981 onwards) and each team only changed numbers if they had the driver who had won the World Drivers' Championship in the previous season – the winning driver taking the number 1 and his teammate the number 2, and the team that had previously had those numbers switching to the newly vacated ones. Between 1996 and 2013 the numbers were based on the teams' finishing positions in the Constructors' Championship from the previous season, with numbers 1 and 2 assigned to the defending champion and his teammate. During the period of 1974–1995 Tyrrell was the only team to keep the same numbers (3 and 4) every season. Since 2014, racing numbers have been assigned to drivers instead of teams.

The number of cars entered by one team into a single race was not strictly limited in the 1950s and early 1960s. Since the 1963 season teams were generally allowed to enter only two regular cars, with the third car reserved for an occasional driver. This rule was further promoted in the 1974 season when the permanent racing numbers were assigned to each team in pairs, with the third car having the racing number out of the pair. Entering more than three cars was exceptionally tolerated, most notably regarding the BRM team in the 1971 and 1972 seasons. However, many teams during this period entered only two cars, e.g. Ferrari have entered no more than two cars (with one exception at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix in connection with Lauda's comeback) every season since 1973. Since the 1985 season the FIA have required that teams enter no more than two cars for a race; during this season Renault became the last team to have entered three cars for a race at the 1985 German Grand Prix, but only two of their cars were eligible for championship points.

Team's nationality

Unlike drivers who are required to compete in the FIA Formula One World Championship under the nationality of their passport, the FIA's International Sporting Code states that teams competing in the FIA Formula One World Championship shall compete under the nationality of their parent National Automobile Club that issued their FIA racing licence. On the basis of this regulation, despite the fact that most current teams are based in the UK, this country is officially represented in Formula One only by teams holding a racing licence issued by the British National Sporting Authority.

Teams take the nationality of their parent National Automobile Club that issued their licence for the period of validity of that licence and the change of the nationality is allowed. Several teams changed their nationality during their competition in Formula One, some of them even twice (e.g. Shadow in 1976 from American to British, Benetton in 1996 from British to Italian, Red Bull in 2007 from British to Austrian, Renault in 2011 from French to British and in 2016 back to French). At the 1997 German Grand Prix Benetton became the only team to have achieved victories while racing under two different nationalities. The team's nationality, determined by a racing licence that a team holds, subsequently determines a national anthem played after a race on the podium in honour of a winning team following a national anthem played in honour of a winning driver.

Before the arrival of sponsorship liveries in the 1968 season the team's nationality also determined the colour of a car entered by the team; thus, Italian teams' cars were rosso corsa red, French were bleu de France blue, and British (with several exceptions, such as cars entered by teams Rob Walker, Brabham and McLaren) were British racing green. Since the licence is given to a team and not to a constructor, privateer teams entering cars built by constructors from another country before the 1968 season painted cars in the national colour of their home country, e.g. the French Guy Ligier's privateer team entered cars painted in bleu de France blue in 1966 and 1967 seasons despite the fact that they were built by the British constructor Cooper.

Relating to the team's nationality because of teams' bases in Britain several mistakes occurred on official entry lists issued by or podium ceremonies organized by the FIA or race organisers, e.g. Wolf holding the Canadian nationality and Shadow (in 1973) and Penske both holding the American nationality all identified as the British teams by official entry lists, or the British national anthem played on the podium in honour of the Irish-licensed Jordan team and the Austrian-licensed Red Bull team when they achieved their maiden victories at the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix and 2009 Chinese Grand Prix respectively.

Constructors for the 2024 season

Correct as of the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Note: Until 1965 a works team of every constructor was licensed in the country where it was really based. In 1965 Japanese-licensed Honda moved their works team from Tokyo, Japan to Amsterdam, Netherlands, followed in 1966 by the American-licensed Anglo American Racers team which was based in Rye, East Sussex, United Kingdom. Since the early 2000s most teams have been based in the United Kingdom, and either licensed there or in another country, with the rest based in Italy (Maranello and Faenza) and Switzerland (Hinwil).

Key: Licensed in = Country in which the works team of respective constructor is licensed; Races Entered = Number of individual races entered; Races Started = Number of individual races started; Drivers = Number of drivers; Total Entries = Total number of race entries; Wins = Number of races won; Points = Number of World Constructors' Championship points scored; Poles = Number of pole positionsFL = Number of fastest lapsPodiums = Number of podium finishes; WCC = World Constructors' Championships won; WDC = World Drivers' Championships won.

Constructor Engine Licensed in Based in Seasons Races Entered Races Started Drivers Total Entries Wins Points Poles FL Podiums WCC WDC Antecedent teams
Alpine Renault  France  United Kingdom 2021–present 0 0 United Kingdom Toleman (1981–1985), United Kingdom/Italy Benetton (1986–2001), France/United Kingdom Renault (2002–2011, 2016–2020), United Kingdom Lotus (2012–2015)
Aston Martin Mercedes  United Kingdom  United Kingdom 19591960,
2021–present
0 0 Republic of Ireland Jordan (1991–2005), Russia Midland (2006), Netherlands Spyker (2007), India Force India (2008–2018), United Kingdom Force India (2018), United Kingdom Racing Point (2019–2020)
Ferrari Ferrari  Italy  Italy 1950–present 1010 1008 80 2148 238 8388.5 228 254 773 16 15
Haas Ferrari  United States  United States
 United Kingdom
2016–present 100 100 4 200 0 200 0 2 0 0 0
McLaren Mercedes  United Kingdom  United Kingdom 1966–present 884 880 50 1837 182 5555.5 155 158 488 8 12
Mercedes Mercedes  Germany  United Kingdom 19541955,
2010–present
227 227 12 466 115 5685 127 84 236 8 9 United Kingdom Tyrrell (1970–1998), United Kingdom BAR (1999–2005), Japan Honda (2006–2008), United Kingdom Brawn (2009)
RB Honda RBPT  Italy  Italy 2024 0 0 Italy Minardi (1985–2005),
Italy Toro Rosso (2006–2019)
Italy AlphaTauri (2020–2023)
Red Bull Honda RBPT  Austria  United Kingdom 2005–present 304 303 10 605 64 5043.5 63 68 182 6 7 United Kingdom Stewart (1997–1999), United Kingdom Jaguar (2000–2004)
Sauber/
BMW Sauber/
Kick Sauber
Ferrari  Switzerland  Switzerland 19932018, 2024 465 462 30 902 1 865 1 5 26 0 0 Switzerland Alfa Romeo (2019–2023)
Williams Mercedes  United Kingdom  United Kingdom 1978–present 737 736 44 1393 114 3561 128 133 312 9 7

Former constructors

Key: Licensed in = Country in which the works team of respective constructor was licensed; Races Entered = Number of individual races entered; Races Started = Number of individual races started; Drivers = Number of drivers; Total Entries = Total number of race entries; Wins = Number of races won; Points = Number of Constructors' Championship points scored; Poles = Number of pole positionsFL = Number of fastest lapsPodiums. = Number of podium finishes; WCC = Constructors' Championships won; WDC = Drivers' Championships won.

Constructor Licensed in Seasons Races Entered Races Started Drivers Total Entries Wins Points Poles FL Podiums WCC WDC
Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau  Germany 19521953 4 4 5 7 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives (AGS)  France 19861991 80 32 10 124 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Alfa Romeo  Italy,
 Switzerland
19501951, 19791985, 20192023 148 148 20 311 10 115 12 14 26 0 2
Alfa Special  South Africa 1963, 1965 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AlphaTauri  Italy 20202023 17 17 2 34 1 107 0 0 1 0 0
Alta  United Kingdom 19501952 5 5 4 6 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Amon  New Zealand 1974 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andrea Moda  Italy 1992 12 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apollon  Switzerland 1977 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arrows  United Kingdom 19782002 394 383 36 783 0 167 1 0 8 0 0
Arzani-Volpini  Italy 1955 1 0 1 1 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Aston Butterworth  United Kingdom 1952 4 1 2 4 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Automobili Turismo e Sport  Italy 1963 6 6 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Auto Technisches Spezialzubehör (ATS)  Germany 19771984 107 89 15 146 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
British American Racing  United Kingdom 19992005 118 116 7 236 0 227 2 0 15 0 0
Behra-Porsche  Germany 19591960 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bellasi  Switzerland 19701971 6 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Benetton  United Kingdom,
 Italy
19862001 260 260 17 520 27 851.5 15 36 102 1 2
Boro  Netherlands 19761977 8 6 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brabham  United Kingdom 19621987, 19891992 403 394 39 995 35 843 39 41 124 2 4
Brawn GP  United Kingdom 2009 17 17 2 34 8 172 5 4 15 1 1
British Racing Motors  United Kingdom 1951, 19561977 208 197 71 559 17 385 11 15 61 1 1
British Racing Partnership  United Kingdom 19631964 13 13 2 19 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
Bugatti  France 1956 1 1 1 1 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Caterham  Malaysia 20122014 56 56 8 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cisitalia  Italy 1952 1 0 1 1 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Coloni  Italy 19871991 65 13 8 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Connaught  United Kingdom 19521959 18 17 29 52 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Connew  United Kingdom 1972 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cooper Car Company  United Kingdom 1950, 19521969 129 129 111 528 16 301 11 14 58 2 2
Dallara  Italy 19881992 80 78 6 144 0 15 0 0 2 0 0
De Tomaso  Italy 19611963, 1970 15 10 8 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eagle (Anglo American Racers)  United States 19661969 26 26 7 35 1 17 0 2 2 0 0
Eifelland  Germany 1972 8 8 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emeryson  United Kingdom 1956, 19611962 6 4 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eisenacher Motorenwerk  East Germany 1953 1 1 1 1 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Ecurie Nationale Belge  Belgium 1962 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ensign  United Kingdom 19731982 134 98 25 154 0 19 0 1 0 0 0
English Racing Automobiles  United Kingdom 19501952 7 7 7 12 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
EuroBrun  Italy 19881990 46 15 5 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ferguson Research Ltd.  United Kingdom 1961 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FIRST  Italy 1989 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fittipaldi Automotive (Copersucar)  Brazil 19751982 120 103 8 156 0 44 0 0 3 0 0
Fondmetal  Italy 19911992 29 19 4 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Force India (Sahara)  India 20082018 203 203 7 406 0 987 1 5 6 0 0
Forti  Italy 19951996 28 23 4 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Williams Racing Cars  United Kingdom 19721976 61 56 25 112 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Frazer-Nash  United Kingdom 1952 4 4 2 4 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Fry  United Kingdom 1959 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gilby Engineering  United Kingdom 19611963 6 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gordini  France 19521956 33 33 23 101 0 n/a 0 1 2 n/a 0
Greifzu  East Germany 1953 1 1 1 1 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Hesketh  United Kingdom 19741978 60 52 15 97 1 48 0 1 7 0 0
Hill  United Kingdom 1975 11 10 6 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
HRT (Hispania Racing Team)  Spain 20102012 58 56 8 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honda  Japan 19641968, 20062008 88 88 8 154 3 154 2 2 9 0 0
HWM (Hersham and Walton Motors)  United Kingdom 19511955 16 14 15 48 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Jaguar  United Kingdom 20002004 85 85 8 170 0 49 0 0 2 0 0
JBW  United Kingdom 19591961 6 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan  Ireland 19912005 250 250 30 500 4 291 2 2 19 0 0
Kauhsen  Germany 1979 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Klenk  Germany 1954 1 1 1 1 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Kojima  Japan 19761977 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kurtis  United States 1959 12 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lambo (Modena Team)  Italy 1991 16 6 2 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lancia  Italy 19541955 4 4 4 10 0 n/a 2 1 1 n/a 0
Larrousse  France 19931994 32 32 7 64 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
LDS  South Africa 19621963, 1965, 19671968 5 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LEC  United Kingdom 1977 5 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leyton House  United Kingdom 19901991 32 30 3 64 0 8 0 0 1 0 0
Life  Italy 1990 14 0 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ligier/Talbot Ligier  France 19761996 332 326 28 612 9 388 9 10 50 0 0
Lola  United Kingdom 19621963, 19671968, 19741975, 19851991, 1993, 1997 152 146 27 280 0 45 1 0 3 0 0
Lotus (1958–1994)  United Kingdom 19581994 491 489 122 1332 79 1332 107 70 172 7 6
Lotus (2010–2011)  Malaysia 20102011 38 38 3 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lotus (2012–2015)  United Kingdom 20122015 77 77 5 154 2 706 0 5 25 0 0
Lyncar  United Kingdom 19741975 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maki  Japan 19741976 8 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manor  United Kingdom 2016 21 21 3 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
March  United Kingdom 19701977, 19811982, 19871989, 1992 208 197 54 579 3 172.5 5 7 21 0 0
Martini  France 1978 9 4 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marussia  Russia,
 United Kingdom
20122015 74 73 7 144 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Maserati  Italy 19501960 77 70 106 423 9 9 10 15 37 0 2
Matra  France 19671972 61 61 5 117 9 163 4 12 21 1 1
MBM  Switzerland 1961 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McGuire  Australia 1977 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merzario  Italy 19781979 31 10 3 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midland  Russia 2006 18 18 2 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Milano  Italy 1950 1 0 1 1 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Minardi  Italy 19852005 346 340 42 676 0 38 0 0 0 0 0
Onyx  United Kingdom 19891990 26 17 6 52 0 6 0 0 1 0 0
O.S.C.A.  Italy 19511953, 1958 7 4 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osella  Italy 19801990 172 132 17 253 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Pacific  United Kingdom 19941995 33 22 5 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parnelli  United States 19741976 16 16 1 16 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
Penske  United States 19741977 41 40 7 46 1 23 0 0 3 0 0
Porsche  Germany 19571964 36 33 13 75 1 46 1 0 5 0 0
Prost  France 19972001 83 83 9 166 0 35 0 0 3 0 0
RAM  United Kingdom 19831985 44 31 8 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Racing Point Force India  United Kingdom 2018 9 9 2 18 0 52 0 0 0 0 0
Racing Point  United Kingdom 20192020 38 38 3 76 1 268 1 0 4 0 0
RE  Rhodesia 1965 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Renault  France,
 United Kingdom
19771985,
20022011,
20162020
403 400 26 788 35 1777 51 33 103 2 2
Rebaque  Mexico 1979 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rial  Germany 19881989 32 21 6 48 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Scarab  United States 1960 5 2 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scirocco  United Kingdom 19631964 7 5 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shadow  United States,
 United Kingdom
19731980 112 103 21 240 1 67.5 3 2 7 0 0
Shannon  United Kingdom 1966 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Simca-Gordini  France 19501953 15 14 11 29 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Simtek  United Kingdom 19941995 21 21 7 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spirit  United Kingdom 19831985 25 23 3 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spyker  Netherlands 2007 17 17 4 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Stebro  Canada 1963 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stewart  United Kingdom 19971999 49 49 4 98 1 47 1 0 5 0 0
Super Aguri  Japan 20062008 39 39 5 39 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Surtees  United Kingdom 19701978 119 118 38 260 0 53 0 3 2 0 0
SVA  Italy 1950 1 0 1 1 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Talbot-Lago  France 19501951 13 13 18 81 0 n/a 0 0 2 n/a 0
Tec-Mec  United States 1959 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tecno  Italy 19721973 12 10 3 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Theodore  Hong Kong 1978, 19811983 51 34 10 64 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Token  United Kingdom 1974 4 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Toleman  United Kingdom 19811985 70 53 9 131 0 26 1 2 3 0 0
Toro Rosso  Italy 20062019 268 268 14 536 1 500 1 1 3 0 0
Toyota  Japan 20022009 140 139 9 276 0 278.5 3 3 13 0 0
Trojan  United Kingdom 1974 8 6 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyrrell  United Kingdom 19701998 433 430 47 884 23 617 14 20 77 1 2
Vanwall  United Kingdom 19541960 29 28 12 66 9 48 7 6 13 1 0
Venturi  France 1992 16 16 2 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Veritas  Germany 19511953 6 6 15 18 0 n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0
Virgin  United Kingdom,
 Russia
20102011 38 38 3 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolf (Walter Wolf Racing)  Canada 19771979 48 47 4 54 3 79 1 2 13 0 0
Zakspeed  Germany 19851989 74 54 7 136 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Constructor Licensed in Seasons Races Entered Races Started Drivers Total Entries Wins Points Poles FL Podiums WCC WDC

Indianapolis 500 only

The following are constructors whose only participation was in the Indianapolis 500 from 1950 to 1960 when the race was part of the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. All were based in the United States.

  • Adams
  • Bromme
  • Christensen
  • Emil Diedt
  • Frank Del Roy
  • Dunn
  • Elder
  • Quin Epperly
  • Wayne Ewing
  • Hall
  • Eddie Kuzma
  • Langley
  • Lesovsky
  • Carl Marchese
  • Meskowski
  • Lou Moore
  • Nichels
  • Olson
  • Pankratz
  • Pawl
  • Phillips
  • Rae
  • Schroeder
  • Sherman
  • Russ Snowberger
  • Stevens
  • Sutton
  • Trevis
  • Turner
  • A. J. Watson
  • Wetteroth

Privateer teams

From the inaugural 1950 British Grand Prix until the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix numerous privateer teams entered cars, built by another companies as their constructors, in World Championship events. Some of them, such as Tyrrell and Williams, later began to build their own chassis and thus became constructors as well as works teams. At the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix the Equipe Banco Occidental team became the last privateer team to have entered a car for a race alongside a works team when they entered a Williams car alongside the Williams works team. During the period of the 19501981 seasons, privateer teams won 20 World Championship races in total. Only once (the Matra International team in 1969) a privateer team helped a constructor (Matra) to win the World Constructors' Championship and a driver (Jackie Stewart) to win the World Drivers' Championship. The following are privateer teams which never built their own chassis, and thus were not constructors:

Privateer teams by number of wins

Privateer team Number of wins First win Last win Constructor(s)
United Kingdom Matra International/Tyrrell Racing 10 1968 Dutch Grand Prix 1970 Spanish Grand Prix France Matra* (9), United Kingdom March** (1)
United Kingdom Rob Walker Racing 9 1958 Argentine Grand Prix 1968 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Cooper** (4), United Kingdom Lotus** (5)
Italy FISA 1 1961 French Grand Prix*** 1961 French Grand Prix Italy Ferrari

* All constructor's wins
** First win for the constructor
*** Team's only championship race

See also

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